Marvel Adds Endgame Scenes Ahead of Doomsday Release

Marvel Studios has added four new scenes to Avengers Endgame Encore, a theatrical re-release that connects the 2019 film with Avengers Doomsday through Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, the Time Variance Authority and Doctor Doom.

According to the Guardian, the re-release had earned $126m worldwide by the previous weekend, bringing Endgame’s lifetime total to approximately $2.925bn. The added footage appears in premium-format screenings and some standard presentations.

The first scene extends Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter’s final moment, showing Loki arriving after their reunion. The footage suggests the multiverse crisis may reach Rogers’ alternate life before Doomsday.

The second scene follows Bruce Banner after Spider-Man Brand New Day, with the scientist isolated in an underground facility while trying to control the Hulk. Doctor Doom’s voice appears and signals his arrival.

"I am here to collect you" was heard from Doctor Doom during the Banner scene, according to descriptions from the added footage. The moment leaves Banner’s role in Doomsday unresolved.

The TVA storyline continues with Mobius, O.B. and Casey monitoring collapsing realities. The scene shows thousands of universes being destroyed, including the reality associated with the Fox-era X-Men films.

"No, but I can help you. Both of you." was spoken by Loki when he appeared at Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter’s home, according to quchronicle.com. The scene links the character to the wider multiverse conflict.

The added footage also revisits Tony Stark’s first Iron Man armor scene with a new ending focused on Doctor Doom’s mask. Marvel fans have speculated about connections between the two characters, but the footage does not confirm those theories.

"The bonus scenes are going to connect the story of the two movies. There is a natural progression from Endgame into Doomsday which is also inclusive of all the other stories that have been playing out," Joe Russo said in an interview cited by lancerfeed.press.

Russo also discussed the importance of the footage for viewers following the next Avengers story.

"I think it’s required viewing to follow the story in Doomsday," Joe Russo said, according to lancerfeed.press. The Russo brothers confirmed the scenes will not appear directly in Doomsday, although their consequences will continue.

"So we don’t have to hunt you down like a dog" was the warning delivered by Miss Minutes in the TVA scene, according to quchronicle.com. The sequence reinforces the role of Loki’s series in explaining the current multiverse rules.